Definitions of claw
British English : claw If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to. VERBFrom the flooded depths of the ship, some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.person
noun
- a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals
- a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab
- a part or member like a claw in function or appearance
- (botany ) the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepals
verb
- to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc
- (transitive) to create by scratching as with claws ⇒ to claw an opening